Heavy snow and difficult travel expected again, heaviest snow in southern Minnesota

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The active and cold pattern continues. Friday will be briefly warmer and near 30 degrees ahead of another round of snow showers. More snow showers are possible Saturday followed by cold. 

Two rounds of snow Friday and Saturday followed by more cold air 

Our third clipper system of the week is moving through the state Friday, bringing a fresh coating of snow for central Minnesota but also pulling in some milder air and briefly pushing temperatures into the low 30s for much of southern Minnesota. 

Snow showers will continue to expand across central Minnesota Friday morning and spread east through the morning into the midday and afternoon hours across a swath of mostly central Minnesota.

Snowfall will be up to a couple inches for parts of central Minnesota with lesser amounts north and south of that. 

Another shot of snow develops for southern Minnesota Saturday into Saturday night. That snow looks most significant across the far southern counties into Iowa. 

A winter weather advisory is posted for Saturday afternoon and night for southwest Minnesota. 

Parts of far southern Minnesota could see up to 3 to 6 inches of fresh snow Saturday afternoon and night with a sharp cutoff as you move north. 

Following the snow, more cold air moves in for Saturday night into Sunday and Sunday night. Overnight lows will drop below zero again for many with just single-digit highs Sunday for most of the state. There are signs of a bit of a warm up next week with highs potentially in the 30s for central and southern Minnesota by Tuesday. 

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The active and cold pattern continues. Friday will be briefly warmer and near 30 degrees ahead of another round of snow showers. More snow showers are possible Saturday followed by cold. 


A couple more rounds of snow and cold Friday into the weekend

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